The plastids that contain chlorophylls and are capable of carrying out photosynthesis are called _________ .

chloroplasts

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chromoplasts

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leucoplasts

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ribosomes

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The correct option is A chloroplasts
The plastids that contain chlorophyll and can carry out photosynthesis are known as chloroplasts. The main role of chloroplasts is to conduct photosynthesis, where the photosynthetic pigment chlorophyll captures the energy from sunlight and converts it and stores it in the form of energy-storage molecules.

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